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What Am I Doing Differently in Pediatric Anterior Segment? Topical Treatment for the Toughest Cornea Ulcer

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What Am I Doing Differently in Pediatric Anterior Segment? Mainstreaming Corneal Crosslinking

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Fibrin Glue for Graft Apposition in Mucous Membrane Grafting for Lid Margin Pathologies in Stevens-Johnson Syndrome

Minimally Invasive Endoscopic Corneal Neurotization: Technique

DWEK for Fuchs Dystrophy: When Less Is More

Preloaded DMEK: Achieving Success with Patient-Ready DMEK Tissue

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Apr 12, 2019 Week in review: Bees, basketballs, bulging white mass This week, doctors remove 4 live bees from a Taiwanese woman’s eye, Stephen Curry takes on keratoconus and a 74-year-old man presents with a rare corneal lesion. Headline

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DMEK an effective alternative for managing graft failure after PK Editors' Choice

FDA approves Avaclyr for herpetic keratitis Headline

Editorial Board: Corneal/External Disease

Editor-in-Chief, the ONE Network
Rahul Khurana, MD

Deputy Editor-in-Chief, the ONE Network
Chirag P. Shah, MD, MPH

Senior Editor, Cornea/External Disease
Bennie H. Jeng, MD

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Zaina N. Al-Mohtaseb MD
Anat Galor, MD
Charles C. Lin, MD
Damien M. Luviano MD
Jordan A. Margo, MD
Wuqaas M. Munir, MD
Isabella Phan, MD
Michelle K. Rhee MD
Julie M. Schallhorn, MD
Renée Solomon, MD

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2018 Cornea Subspecialty Day on Demand

2019 Learn to Code Series: Cornea

Focal Points 2018 Module: Parasitic Keratitis

2018-2019 Basic and Clinical Science Course, Section 08: External Disease and Cornea

2018-2019 Basic and Clinical Science Course, Section 08: External Disease and Cornea Print

2018-2019 Basic and Clinical Science Course, Section 08: External Disease and Cornea eBook

2018-2019 Basic and Clinical Science Course, Section 08: External Disease and Cornea Print and eBook

Webinar: Corneal Cross-linking: From Approval to Practice

Practicing Ophthalmologists Curriculum, 2017-2019: Cornea/External Disease

Focal Points 2017 Module: Anterior Segment Imaging: Anterior Segment OCT and Confocal Microscopy

Focal Points 2016 Module: Persistent Epithelial Defects

Focal Points 2016 Module: Corneal Biomechanics: Basic Science and Clinical Applications

Focal Points 2015 Module: Corneal Collagen Crosslinking (CXL)

Focal Points 2015 Module: Diagnosis and Management of Noninfectious Corneal Ulceration and Melting

Focal Points 2014 Module: Meibomian Gland Dysfunction

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Spanish Language Brochure: Pingüécula y Pterigión

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Spanish Language Brochure: Ojo Seco

Focal Points 2014 Module: An Overview of Keratoprostheses

Focal Points 2012 Module: Chronic Conjunctivitis, Part 1

Focal Points 2012 Module: Advances in the Surgical Treatment of Keratoconus

Focal Points 2011 Module: Antibiotic Use in Corneal and External Eye Infections

Focal Points 2011 Module: Cicatrizing Conjunctivitis

Focal Points 2010 Module: Chemical Injuries of the Eye

Focal Points 2009 Module: Scleritis and Episcleritis

Focal Points 2009: Pterygium Surgery
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APR 28

ARVO 2019 Annual Meeting Vancouver, BC, Canada
The 2019 annual meeting of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO), will take place April 28 - May 2, in Vancouver, BC, Canada.
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AOCOO-HNS Annual Clinical Assembly Orlando, FL
2019 Annual Clinical Assembly of the American Osteopathic Colleges of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, on May 2 - May 4, 2019 at the Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress in Orlando, FL.
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AOS Annual Meeting Hot Springs, VA
2019 Annual Meeting of American Ophthalmological Society (AOS) from May 16-19, 2019 in Hot Springs, VA.
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